Mark 2
1 A few days later Jesus went back to Capernaum. And when the people heard that He was home,
And again he entered into Capharnaum after some days.
2 they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.
3 Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.
And they came to him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was carried by four.
4 Since they were unable to get to Jesus through the crowd, they uncovered the roof above Him, made an opening, and lowered the paralytic on his mat.
And when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they uncovered the roof where he was; and opening it, they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
And when Jesus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the palsy: Son, thy sins are forgiven thee.
6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,
And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:
7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Why doth this man speak thus? he blasphemeth. Who can forgive sins, but God only?
8 At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.
Which Jesus presently knowing in his spirit, that they so thought within themselves, saith to them: Why think you these things in your hearts?
9 “Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy: Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk?
10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
But that you may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy, )
11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
I say to thee: Arise, take up thy bed, and go into thy house.
12 And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
And immediately he arose; and taking up his bed, went his way in the sight of all; so that all wondered and glorified God, saying: We never saw the like.
13 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
And he went forth again to the sea side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught them.
14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
And when he was passing by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith to him: Follow me. And rising up, he followed him.
15 While Jesus was dining at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Him and His disciples—for there were many who followed Him.
And it came to pass, that as he sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples. For they were many, who also followed him.
16 When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disiples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
17 On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Jesus hearing this, saith to them: They that are well have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. For I came not to call the just, but sinners.
18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often fasting. So people came to Jesus and asked, “Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
And the disiples of John and the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast; but thy disciples do not fast?
19 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? As long as He is with them, they cannot fast.
And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.
20 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.
But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them; and then they shall fast in those days.
21 No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result.
No man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment: otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old, and there is made a greater rent.
22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”
And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: otherwise the wine will burst the bottles, and both the wine will be spilled, and the bottles will be lost. But new wine must be put into new bottles.
23 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
And it came to pass again, as the Lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath, that his disciples began to go forward, and to pluck the ears of corn.
24 So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?
25 Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?
And he said to them: Have you never read what David did when he had need, and was hungry himself, and they that were with him?
26 During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”
How he went into the house of God, under Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the loaves of proposition, which was not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave to them who were with him?
27 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
Therefore the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.
